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California Water Treatment Company Opens New Production Facility in North Texas

by | May 21, 2024
HASA is a provider of "safe, clean, and clear water treatment" for recreational, municipal, and industrial water sanitization. Its new package product manufacturing facility in Rhome is its third facility in Texas.
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Crown Laboratories Is Giving Skincare a Makeover and Replacing Hype With Hope
Dallas-based scientist Thomas Hitchcock, the mastermind behind Crown Laboratories' newest product called BIOJUVE, leverages a common skin microbe to optimize skin health. One local woman, after experiencing the products benefits firsthand in a clinical trial, says she "needs this in her life."

Hitchcock's innovative work harnessing the power of the skin microbiome has established a new category of skin therapeutics.
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Learning Before Legislating in Texas’ AI Advisory Council
Under the leadership of Senator Tan Parker and Representative Gio Capriglione, Texas' new Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council is gearing up for its next meeting on May 8, set to shape the future of AI legislation and innovation.
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The Last Word: Dallas Tops Site Selection’s Metro Rankings, ‘Double Shot’ of Life Sciences Investment Adds to Momentum
by | Mar 5, 2024
According to a new report from Dallas-based JLL, society is accelerating the volume of data it creates at a rapid rate—and that data is foundational to how we work, live, and play. That's led to sharply increasing demand for data centers in a time of tightening supply, forcing a shift toward secondary and new, emerging markets. 
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The Last Word: Steve Case On a “Once in a Lifetime” Kind of Opportunity

by | Sep 15, 2023
Investor and tech pioneer Steve Case, best known as the co-founder and former CEO of AOL, made this call to action yesterday while visiting North Texas at Dallas Startup Week in Frisco. The pandemic "created an opening that's a unique, maybe even once-in-a-lifetime, kind of opportunity," he added.
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Irving’s ShiftKey Expands Tech Solution to Acute Care Facilities
by | Sep 15, 2023
Betting on its tech to address a looming care crisis, ShiftKey is expanding its on-demand healthcare staffing platform into acute care facilities in six states. CEO Mike Vitek (above left with CFO Brian Scott and CRO Brandon Tappan) is hopeful the move "can help chip away at the strain these facilities and healthcare providers face each and every day."
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‘Texodus’: What’s Behind the Trend of Californians Moving to North Texas
A new report from StorageCafe dissects a noticeable migratory trend of Californians to the Lone Star State. Here are some reasons they're racing to get to places like North Texas—like saving over $1 million when they buy a house, for instance.
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Texas Tops New List of 10 Fastest-Growing and Most Affordable States in U.S.
United Regions Van Lines, a leading U.S. long-distance moving service provider, has released its research findings on the 10 Fastest Growing and Cheapest States in America for 2023. And the Lone Star State tops the list.
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Irving-Based ExxonMobil Takes Step Toward World’s Largest Low-Carbon Hydrogen Facility

by | Jan 30, 2023
The company has awarded a contract for front-end engineering and design for the project. Its Baytown low-carbon hydrogen, ammonia, and carbon capture facility is expected to produce 1 billion cubic feet of low-carbon hydrogen per day, making it the largest low-carbon hydrogen project in the world at planned startup in 2027-2028.
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With New $300M Joint Venture, Dallas Single-Family Rental Giant Eyes High-End Homes
by | Mar 7, 2022
Dallas-based Invitation Homes is teaming up with Boston property investment firm Rockpoint Group to buy and renovate expensive single-family homes for rental. Their plan: targeting homes in “premium neighborhoods" across the U.S. to serve "renters by choice." With expected debt, the total venture commitment is $750 million.
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UTA Joins Just Three Other Universities In Achieving the Prestigious ‘Texas Tier One’ Designation
by | Aug 19, 2021
UTA is the first university to achieve the designation in more than three years—joining Texas Tech, the University of Houston, and the University of Texas at Dallas as a recognized research university.
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Dallas Invents: 128 Patents Granted for Week of May 18
by | Jun 2, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Apple’s adaptive multiplexing and transmit/receive diversity, Flypsi’s telephone network system, Micell Technologies’ coatings containing multiple drugs, Polte’s multi-path mitigation in tracking objects using a distributed antenna system, rewardStyle’s affiliate link generation, Tesla Laboratories’ mobile device as an input device for surveys at a live event, TMGCore’s liquid immersion cooling, Twitter’s swipe-to-like, and USAA’s biometric authentication on push notification.
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Dallas Invents: 115 Patents Granted for Week of May 4

by | May 19, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Allied Bioscience's aqueous antimicrobial coatings, American Leather Operations convertible furniture, Caris Science's method for measuring the amount of at least one molecule in a bio sample, Siemens Industry Software 's environmental perception in autonomous driving STMicroelectronics' NFC antenna switch, Toyota's collaboorative robot hand bearing for high-torque tightening applications, and vSpatial's method for creating a collaborative virtual session.
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Dallas Invents: 119 Patents Granted for Week of April 27
by | May 11, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's authentication using blockchains, Dell's validation of data integrity through watermarking, Samsung's compensating for a movement of a sensor attached to a body of a user, SYNERGEN Technology Labs' baby monitor system sound and light delivery based on vitals,Toyota's parking meter monitoring and payment system, and Walmart's product recognition through multi-model image processing.
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Symposium Highlights North Texas’ Black Tech Talent, Potential
by | May 11, 2021
Nonprofit BUiLT is hosting the event to highlight the success and possibilities of Black tech talent in the region. “There is no talent pipeline problem,” says Peter Beasley, co-founder of the Blacks United in Leading Technology International. “Black tech talent is widely available, especially in North Texas.”
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Dallas Invents: 111 Patents Granted for Week of April 20
by | May 4, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Allied Biosciences’ aqueous antimicrobial coating composition; AT&T’s placement of antennas for 5G)or other next-gen networks; Brius Technologies’ teeth repositioning systems; Cloud 9 Perception, Lineage Logistics’ profiling pallets and goods in a warehouse; Intuit’s accounting workflow integration; rewardStyle’s targeted marketing based on social media interaction; Rolls-Royce’s aircraft engine cleaning system; and Quaker Oats’ whole grain composition comprising hydrolyzed starch.
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